Stool Culture & E.coli Shiga-Like Toxin by EIA

Specimen:

Test Code

CULTSTL

Specimen Name

Stool Culture & E.coli Shiga-Like Toxin by EIA

Collect

Stool

Submit

5 mL of Stool in Transport Vial with Cary Blair Medium (e.g., FecalSwab, Enteric Plus vial) Refrigerated

Special Handling

Collect the stool into Medium. Do not collect more than one sample per 24 hour time period

Rejection Criteria

Multiple stool samples collected on the same day. Overfilled collections containers. Delayed transport without the use of appropriate transport media

Stability

Stool in Cary Blair Medium:Refrigerated: 72 hours; Ambient: 2 hours; Frozen: Unacceptable

Methodology

Culture

Performed

Sunday - Saturday

Reported

1-3 days

CPT Codes

  • 87045
  • 87046 x3
  • 87427

Components

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Common Lab Definitions

  • Serum 
  • Plasma 
  • STT